variants
or seignory
as in duchy
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Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025 -
The duchy is also partnering with local organizations to address homelessness, a key focus of his royal work in recent years.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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The principality of Monaco is perhaps the least suitable place on the Formula 1 calendar to hold a Grand Prix.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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This shift allowed Europe to escape from the problem that had doomed Indian civilization to impotence: a state that was so weak that society constantly dissolved into petty principalities that inevitably fell prey to more powerful invaders.—
John Micklethwait,
Foreign Affairs,
29 May 2014
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Though the kingdom’s low debt levels are the envy of most other countries, its finances are being stretched by the scale of its ambition.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The Fantastic Four are invited to visit the isolated African kingdom of Wakanda by T’Challa, the nation’s young prince.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The implication was that some powerful figure, or perhaps a cabal of them, secretly killed Epstein to prevent damaging information about themselves from entering the public domain.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 July 2025
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The issue wasn’t with FC Nordsjælland, which is also part of the Right to Dream empire and has sent several other players to SDFC.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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His new Goods and Services Tax replaced a byzantine tax code that included oddities like the octroi, a city toll on goods originating in the Roman empire.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Root takes that concept of player asymmetry to another level, letting each player fight for dominion of the woodland wilderness with completely different actions and mechanisms.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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From the Cossack republics of the 17th century to the Maidan uprising of 2014, Ukraine has consistently supported freedom and pluralism.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Charges of legislative graft are as old as the republic itself.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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For starters, power in the United States is vested in the people, not in the government, and certainly not in a sovereign.—
Richard Lorenc,
Twin Cities,
3 July 2025
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The Ceremony of the Keys is a staple on the sovereign's schedule during Royal Week, as is an investiture ceremony at the Palace of the Holyroodhouse and a palace garden party.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Seigniory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seigniory. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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